〈…〉
prosperous
reigne
,
against
suche
as
slaunderously
whisper
and
spread
abrode
false
rumours
of
the
further
abacing
of
the
coyne
.
WHereas
the
kinges
maiesty
,
vpon
the
publishing
of
the
last
proclamation
.
for
the
abacing
of
the
shilling
to
.
ix
.
d
.
minded
to
haue
broughte
his
coine
vnto
a
more
perfection
of
finenes
then
it
was
,
&
so
from
time
to
time
to
haue
amended
it
,
as
in
very
dede
he
purposeth
to
do
,
with
al
the
spede
that
may
be
.
Now
it
is
come
to
passe
,
that
by
the
spreading
of
false
&
vntrue
rumors
,
the
prices
of
al
thinges
are
growen
so
excessiuely
,
that
it
is
intollerable
for
his
louing
subiectes
to
endure
it
,
by
reason
that
certein
lewd
persones
of
their
owne
light
heddes
haue
immagined
,
that
bycause
hys
highnes
hath
already
sumwhat
abated
the
value
of
his
sayde
come
,
therfore
his
maiesty
should
yet
more
abace
it
,
and
of
their
imaginacions
,
haue
vttered
this
fond
rumor
,
in
suche
sorte
,
as
euery
man
that
hathe
corne
,
cattel
or
other
kinde
of
victual
,
mere
to
be
brought
to
the
markettes
,
rather
wil
kepe
it
then
vtter
it
feating
their
losse
in
the
fal
of
the
money
,
wherof
foloweth
a
scarsite
in
the
market
,
where
no
scarcite
ought
to
be
,
and
a
merueilous
dearth
wher
plenty
is
of
al
maner
of
victualles
.
And
as
this
gredy
restreining
of
them
that
hath
plentifully
,
bredeth
the
plague
of
god
vpon
them
,
both
for
their
light
credite
,
and
for
thei
insatiable
couetousnes
,
as
in
the
death
of
a
numbre
of
thē
it
hath
of
late
ben
sene
:
So
the
kinges
highnes
hauing
charge
from
god
,
to
se
his
common
welth
well
gouerned
,
must
haue
an
earnest
●●e
,
to
the
streighte
punishment
of
them
that
raise
these
slaunders
●monges
his
subiectes
.
Wherfore
his
maiesty
straightlye
prohibiteth
&
defendeth
,
all
&
euery
of
his
subiectes
,
of
what
estate
,
degre
,
or
condicion
soeuer
he
or
they
be
,
that
from
the
publishing
of
this
present
proclamacion
,
they
inuent
not
,
speake
,
mutter
,
or
deuise
,
any
maner
of
tale
,
newes
,
or
reporte
,
either
touching
the
abacing
of
thesaid
coyne
,
or
that
in
any
maner
of
wise
may
sounde
either
to
the
dishonor
of
his
maiesties
persone
,
or
to
the
defacing
of
his
highnes
procedinges
,
or
of
is
councel
,
or
to
the
disquieting
of
his
louing
subiectes
,
vpon
payne
of
.
vi
.
monethes
imprisonment
,
and
suche
fine
to
the
kinges
maiesties
vse
,
as
shal
be
thought
mete
by
the
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
in
the
Shire
where
thoffence
is
committed
,
if
thoffend
or
be
able
to
pay
it
immediately
before
his
deliuerie
:
and
in
case
the
offend
or
be
not
able
to
pay
it
,
then
he
to
be
put
on
the
pillory
,
and
one
of
his
Eares
cut
of
,
or
bothe
,
if
the
greuousnes
of
his
offence
shal
seme
to
the
Iustices
,
Maior
,
or
other
officer
so
to
require
.
And
whosoeuer
shal
heare
any
suche
tale
,
rumor
,
inuencion
,
or
deuise
,
and
do
not
immediatly
reuele
it
vnto
some
Iustice
of
the
peace
,
Maior
,
Bailiffe
,
Constable
or
suche
other
Officer
,
he
to
incurre
no
lesse
paine
then
the
first
offendor
:
the
like
wherof
to
be
inflicted
vpon
the
Iustice
,
Maior
,
Bayliffe
,
Constable
,
or
other
officer
to
whome
the
accusacion
shal
be
geuen
,
in
case
that
vpon
the
trial
therof
,
they
do
not
put
the
effect
herof
in
execution
vpon
the
offendors
,
and
the
accusor
of
such
officers
to
be
rewarded
at
the
kinges
maiesties
handes
,
●or
thuttering
and
declaration
of
thofficers
fault
,
in
not
executing
his
charge
,
in
suche
sorte
,
as
they
shal
haue
good
cause
an
other
time
to
watche
for
the
like
.
God
saue
the
King
.